Stop Killing Captive Animals Because Of Human Negligence And Stupidity

It is time for the shooting of animals who are already in captivity to stop.  All these incidents are inevitably the result of human stupidity or misbehavior. There have been numerous examples of humans entering enclosures for wild animals and, more often than not, the animals will be the ones who have to pay with their lives when this occurs.

Earlier this year, it was the silverback gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo that had to be killed as opposed to tranquilized when a child somehow slipped into its enclosure. And today, a jaguar that was used as prop in an Olympic torch ceremony in the Brazilian city of Manaus escaped from his handlers and was shot and killed despite being tranquilized. Here is a picture of the jaguar at the ceremony shortly before it was murdered.

So, despite being chained and used, apparently, illegally as a living symbol of the yellow jaguar that is the mascot of the Rio Olympics, this poor animal still had to be killed when its handlers somehow let it escape. Hopefully, someone will be held criminally responsible for this murder but I somehow doubt that will happen.

These animals are all held in captivity but still must die due to the recklessness and incompetence of humans. Somehow, this has to stop. I don't have all the answers but when humans enter areas reserved for these animals, it is only right that the humans should be at risk, not the animal.